The industrial product of the eurozone grew 0.5 percent in February from January, compared with zero growth in January and 0.9 percent decline last December, the statistics office of the European Union (EU) said Thursday.

The industrial growth mainly stemmed from a 7.7 percent increase in energy production and a 0.7 percent growth in capital goods, according to a statement on the website of Eurostat.

In Febburary, production of intermediate goods, durable and non-durable consumer goods all decreased, by 1.4 percent, 2 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively, in the 17-nation single-currency area.

Eurostat figures also showed that industrial product in the 27-member EU edged up 0.2 percent in February compared with January.

Among the 22 member states for which data were available, industrial production rose in nine and fell in thirteen, with the highest increase registered in the Netherlands at 13 percent and the biggest decrease recorded in Malta at 4.6 percent, said Eurostat.